Calvi

What Calvi does

Calvi S.p.A. is an Italian specialty steel profile manufacturer founded in 1950 and headquartered in Merate (LC), Italy, operating as a subsidiary of the RISA Group metallurgical conglomerate. The company produces custom special steel profiles through three co-located forming technologies: cold drawing (15 lines including 11 bar drawing benches and 4 combined coil drawing machines), hot rolling (2 induction rolling mills with 1,000 kW and 2,500 kW furnaces), and cold rolling (three rolling cages in series with inline measurement). Supporting operations include in-house tooling and die manufacturing via computerized EDM and wire erosion, 7 batch heat treatment furnaces with controlled atmosphere capability, surface treatment, and finishing equipment capable of straightness tolerances as tight as 0.1 mm/m. The facility produces profiles in carbon, alloy, and stainless steel with tolerances from +/-0.02 to +/-0.1mm and surface roughness from Ra 0.8 to Ra 3.2 µm, at an annual production capacity of 13,000 tons.

The company operates a project-based B2B enterprise sales model in which customers submit drawings and specifications and Calvi co-engineers the profile, performs feasibility and FEM analysis, designs tooling, prototypes, validates, and produces. Pricing is quote-based with no public price list; minimum order quantities start at 1,000 kg and revenue scales with profile complexity, steel grade, quantity, and tolerance. Calvi serves 14 industry verticals — automotive, aerospace, defense, energy, biomedical, automation, industrial machinery, chemical, transportation, furniture, infrastructure, material handling, mechanical transmissions, and general mechanics — supplying OEMs in sectors where precision, mechanical performance, and reliability under demanding conditions are required. The company holds ISO 9001:2015, IATF 16949:2016, ISO 14001:2015, and ISO 45001:2018 certifications, and reaches customers through direct enterprise engagement, a multilingual website (Italian, English, German), downloadable technical resources, and trade show participation at MECSPE, IWA OutdoorClassics, and SHOT Show. With 210+ employees and 5,000+ profile shapes produced historically, Calvi leverages group-wide synergies through its RISA Group siblings Sipa S.p.A., Rathbone Precision Metals Inc. (North America), EZM GmbH, and MarkMetall GmbH (Germany).

Name

Calvi

Legal name

Calvi S.p.A.

Website

https://calvi.it

Company type

Private

Founded year

1950

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Calvi S.p.A. is an Italian custom special steel profile manufacturer (founded 1950, Merate) producing cold-drawn, cold-rolled, and hot-rolled profiles for 14 industrial sectors including automotive, aerospace, defense, energy, and biomedical, operating as part of the RISA Group with 210+ employees and 13,000 tons/year capacity.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Custom Steel Profile Manufacturing

NAICS

Rolling and Drawing of Purchased Steel (33122), Rolled Steel Shape Manufacturing (331221)

SIC

Fabricated Structural Metal Products (3440)

akta.pro primary industry

Steel Plate, Sections & Welded Assemblies (IMADACAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Cold Rolling & Finishing (Cold-Rolled Coil/Sheet, Temper, Skin Pass) (IMAKABAF), Specialty & Alloy Steel (Stainless, Tool Steel, Electrical Steel, High-Strength/HSLA) (IMAKABAJ)

Keywords

• Custom steel profiles
• Cold drawn profiles
• Hot rolled profiles
• Cold rolled profiles
• Steel deformation manufacturing

Headquarters

HQ city

Merate

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Custom Special Steel Profiles: Design and manufacture of custom steel profiles based on customer drawings and specifications. Revenue generated through project-based production orders with pricing determined by profile complexity, steel type, quantity, and required tolerances. Production capacity of 13,000 tons per year.
2. Additional Manufacturing Services: Additional services including sampling, custom cutting, product testing and analysis, custom packaging, mechanical machining, heat treatments, and surface treatments. These services complement the core profile manufacturing and provide additional revenue streams while offering complete customer solutions.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Calvi S.p.A. designs and manufactures custom special steel profiles to customer drawings using three primary forming technologies — cold drawing, hot rolling, and cold rolling. Production covers carbon, alloy, and stainless steel profiles with annual capacity of 13,000 tons and tolerances as tight as +/- 0.02mm, complemented by in-house heat treatment, surface treatment, machining, and finishing services for B2B customers in automotive, aerospace, defense, energy, biomedical, automation, and industrial machinery sectors.

Product overview

Calvi offers custom steel profiles manufactured through three primary technologies: cold drawing, cold rolling, and hot rolling. The product portfolio centers on tailor-made special steel profiles in carbon steel, stainless steel, and alloy steel. Supporting services include sampling, custom cutting, testing, mechanical machining, heat treatments, and surface treatments. The company serves 14 industry sectors including automotive, defense, energy, biomedical, aerospace, and automation.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Cold-Drawn Special Steel Profiles (Profili Speciali Trafilati a Freddo) Custom steel profiles formed by pulling material through a die at room temperature, delivering centesimal precision, tight tolerances, and complex geometries for industrial OEMs.
• Cold-Rolled Special Steel Profiles (Profili Speciali Laminati a Freddo) Steel profiles produced by passing metal through rolling cages at ambient temperature, providing high dimensional precision and improved mechanical properties for demanding applications.
• Hot-Rolled Special Steel Profiles (Profili Speciali Laminati a Caldo) Steel profiles formed by heating steel and passing it through rolling cages, delivered as finished products or as blanks/semi-finished shapes for further processing.
• Service — Additional Manufacturing Services Complementary manufacturing services including sampling, custom cutting, product testing and analysis, custom packaging, mechanical machining, heat treatments, and surface treatments that complete customer solutions.

Quantifiable outcome

• Cost reduction up to 73% compared to machined profiles
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments10 records

Ideal customer profiles7 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• RISA GroupcoreOthersRISA Group is the parent company of Calvi S.p.A., described as an Italian world leader in metallurgical industry. The group encompasses Calvi S.p.A., Sipa S.p.A., Rathbone Precision Metals Inc. (North America), EZM GmbH and MarkMetall GmbH (Germany). RISA Group has achieved undisputed market leadership in the design and production of special steel profiles custom-made according to customer drawings, developing synergies between group companies to offer innovative and competitive solutions.
• Sipa S.p.A.minorOthersItalian sister company within RISA Group, also specializing in steel profile manufacturing. Part of the group's strategy to develop synergies and offer comprehensive solutions across different markets and technologies.
• Rathbone Precision Metals Inc.minorOthersNorth American company within RISA Group, specializing in precision steel profiles. Extends the group's manufacturing footprint to serve North American customers and markets.
• EZM GmbHminorOthersGerman company within RISA Group specializing in steel profile manufacturing. Part of the group's presence in the German market and European manufacturing capabilities.
• MarkMetall GmbHminorOthersGerman company within RISA Group. Part of the group's German subsidiary network contributing to the overall manufacturing and market presence in Europe.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Ovako: Swedish specialty steel long-products manufacturer producing custom-engineered steel profiles and bars for automotive, industrial, and energy customers. Comparable on product category (special steel sections), end markets, and the value proposition of replacing machined bar with engineered profiles.
• Sipa S.p.A. Italian sister company within RISA Group, also specializing in custom steel profile manufacturing via drawing and rolling. Directly comparable on product, customer base, and process technology, and effectively the most direct competitor/affiliate to Calvi within the same parent group.
• MarkMetall GmbH: Second German RISA Group entity, focused on specialty steel profile production. Comparable in process technology and target industries to Calvi, with overlapping DACH customer relationships.
• Rathbone Precision Metals Inc. North American RISA Group company specializing in precision cold-drawn and rolled steel profiles. Comparable product offering and process technology, with primary overlap being the same custom special steel profile business served from a different geography.
• EZM GmbH: German RISA Group sister company producing custom steel profiles. Direct peer on product (special steel sections), process (cold drawing / rolling), and customer base (industrial OEM), with geographic overlap in the DACH market.

Broad incumbents

• Sandvik: Swedish engineering group with a materials technology division producing specialty steel alloys, bars, and profiles for demanding applications including aerospace and energy. Comparable on material grade expertise and end-market overlap, but serves a much broader specialty alloys/materials portfolio.
• Voestalpine: Austrian steel and technology group with a special profiles / special steel long products division serving automotive, aerospace, and energy customers. Direct product overlap on custom profiles but operates at vastly greater scale and across the full steel value chain.
• Swiss Steel Group (including Steeltec): European specialty steel producer with a dedicated engineered steel profiles / bright steel division. Comparable in product category (specialty long products and profiles) and customer overlap in automotive and industrial machinery, but operates at significantly larger scale and broader portfolio than Calvi.
• SSAB: Nordic specialty steel producer with strong presence in high-strength and specialty steel for heavy transport, construction, and industrial machinery. Comparable end-market exposure (heavy industry, energy, transport) but produces plate and structural sections at much larger scale than Calvi's niche custom profiles.
• Schmolz + Bickenbach (Swiss Steel predecessor entity): European specialty long steel producer supplying engineered steel bars and profiles to automotive, mechanical engineering, and energy customers. Comparable product/market overlap but at much broader portfolio scale than Calvi's niche custom-profile focus.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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